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2nd arrondissement of Lyon

Municipal arrondissement in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 2nd arrondissement of Lyon (French: 2e arrondissement de Lyon) is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.

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The nine arrondissements of Lyon
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Arrondissements of Lyon
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History

The first five arrondissements of Lyon were created by the Decree of March 24, 1852, which included the 2nd arrondissement.

Geography

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Plan of the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon

Area and demographics

The 2nd arrondissement is the most commercial and most lively ones of Lyon.

  • Area: 341 ha (840 acres)
  • 1990 : 27,971 inhabitants[2]
  • 2006 : 30,276 inhabitants
  • Relative density : 8,204 inhabitants per square kilometre (21,250/sq mi)

Districts

The districts (quarters) of the 2nd arrondissement are :

Streets and squares

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Landmarks and monuments

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St-Martin-d'Ainay
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Musée des Confluences

Transports

This arrondissement is served by metro and tram lines of TCL network:

  • Lyon Metro Lyon Metro Line A at Cordeliers, Bellecour, Ampère - Victor Hugo and Perrache (terminus)
  • Lyon Metro Lyon Metro Line D at Bellecour
  • Lyon tramway Lyon tramway#Line T1 at Perrache, Place des Archives, Sainte-Blandine, Hôtel de Région - Montrochet and Musée des Confluences
  • Lyon tramway Lyon tramway#Line T2 at Perrache, Place des Archives, Sainte-Blandine and Hôtel de Région - Montrochet (terminus)

The 2nd arrondissement is also served by Lyon-Perrache station, the second most important railway station in Lyon.

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